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Steeplechase
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Manufacturer:
Atari Year: 1975 Type: Videogame Class: Wide Release
Number of Simultaneous Players: 6 Maximum number of Players: 6 Gameplay: Competitive Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player Controls:
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Steeplechase DescriptionA horse racing game for up to six players.Cabinet InformationThe cabinet for the european version was made by Atari Paris/France. The cabinet is a little wider than usual to allow enough space for six large buttons, one for each player. The game was produced by Kee Games and sold by Atari.Game IntroductionThis is a horse racing game. Up to six players can play against each other. You have to make your horse jump over obstacles on a horizontal course. The monitor has six rows for each horse, each with an individual color overlay. You always play against a computer player with horse number 7. The fastest horse wins.VAPS Arcade CensusThere are 7,003 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 4,025 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 65,382 machines (3,803 unique titles).Uncommon - There are 8 known instances of this machine owned by Steeplechase collectors who are members. Of these, 7 of them are original dedicated machines, and one is a set of circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. For Sale - There is one VAPS member with a Steeplechase machine for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts. Wanted - There is one VAPS member currently looking for Steeplechase. This game ranks a 5 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records. This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
TechnicalThe game is based on the AstroTurf board. The name "Astroturf" is even still on the board. It is an early Atari board without any dedicated CPU, ROM and RAM.Foto-Finder™ (books)
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